Perceived psychological pressure at work, social class, and risk of stroke: a 30-year follow-up in Copenhagen male study

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Perceived psychological pressure at work, social class, and risk of stroke : a 30-year follow-up in Copenhagen male study. / Suadicani, Poul; Andersen, Lars L; Holtermann, Andreas; Mortensen, Ole S; Gyntelberg, Finn.

In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 53, No. 12, 12.2011, p. 1388-95.

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Suadicani, P, Andersen, LL, Holtermann, A, Mortensen, OS & Gyntelberg, F 2011, 'Perceived psychological pressure at work, social class, and risk of stroke: a 30-year follow-up in Copenhagen male study', Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 53, no. 12, pp. 1388-95. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e31823c149d

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Suadicani, P., Andersen, L. L., Holtermann, A., Mortensen, O. S., & Gyntelberg, F. (2011). Perceived psychological pressure at work, social class, and risk of stroke: a 30-year follow-up in Copenhagen male study. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 53(12), 1388-95. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e31823c149d

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Suadicani P, Andersen LL, Holtermann A, Mortensen OS, Gyntelberg F. Perceived psychological pressure at work, social class, and risk of stroke: a 30-year follow-up in Copenhagen male study. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2011 Dec;53(12):1388-95. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e31823c149d

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Suadicani, Poul ; Andersen, Lars L ; Holtermann, Andreas ; Mortensen, Ole S ; Gyntelberg, Finn. / Perceived psychological pressure at work, social class, and risk of stroke : a 30-year follow-up in Copenhagen male study. In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2011 ; Vol. 53, No. 12. pp. 1388-95.

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title = "Perceived psychological pressure at work, social class, and risk of stroke: a 30-year follow-up in Copenhagen male study",
abstract = "OBJECTIVE: Investigate if the association between perceived psychological work pressure and risk of stroke is modified by socioeconomic status.METHODS: Thirty-year follow-up of 4943 middle-aged men without cardiovascular disease.RESULTS: In the higher social classes (I, II, and III), perceived regular exposure to psychological work pressure was common and a significant predictor of stroke; almost 10% of the stroke events could be attributed to this exposure in the higher social classes; among lower social classes (IV and V), perceived psychological pressure was no predictor at all.CONCLUSIONS: Regular psychological work pressure is a highly prevalent and independent risk factor for stroke among men in higher social classes. In contrast, no association to stroke risk was found among low social class men.",
keywords = "Adult, Denmark/epidemiology, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Prospective Studies, Risk, Social Class, Stress, Psychological/epidemiology, Stroke/epidemiology, Workplace/psychology",
author = "Poul Suadicani and Andersen, {Lars L} and Andreas Holtermann and Mortensen, {Ole S} and Finn Gyntelberg",
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language = "English",
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N2 - OBJECTIVE: Investigate if the association between perceived psychological work pressure and risk of stroke is modified by socioeconomic status.METHODS: Thirty-year follow-up of 4943 middle-aged men without cardiovascular disease.RESULTS: In the higher social classes (I, II, and III), perceived regular exposure to psychological work pressure was common and a significant predictor of stroke; almost 10% of the stroke events could be attributed to this exposure in the higher social classes; among lower social classes (IV and V), perceived psychological pressure was no predictor at all.CONCLUSIONS: Regular psychological work pressure is a highly prevalent and independent risk factor for stroke among men in higher social classes. In contrast, no association to stroke risk was found among low social class men.

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